dahabeah

American  

[dah-huh-bee-uh] / ˌdɑ həˈbi ə /

Or dahabeeyah,

noun

1. a large boat used on the Nile as a houseboat or for conveying passengers.

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dahabeah British  

/ ˌdɑːhəˈbiːə /

noun

1. a houseboat used on the Nile

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Etymology

Origin of dahabeah

First recorded in 1840–50, dahabeah is from the Egyptian Arabic word dahabīyah

Example Sentences

And nobody knew if the steam dahabeah had hurried on before us, to anchor out of sight round the oblique fa�ade of Abu Simbel.

From It Happened in Egypt by Williamson, C. N. (Charles Norris)

As I should not be on board the dahabeah in question, it would not matter to me personally if the boat were entirely manned by dragomans.

From It Happened in Egypt by Williamson, C. N. (Charles Norris)

Yet, if you have just come from Egypt and three months on a dahabeah, you will not hesitate to call this luxurious mode of passing from Dan to Beersheba "roughing it in Palestine."

From Lippincott's Magazine, October 1885 by Various

"That doesn't look as if he were entertaining the idea of going up the Nile on your steam dahabeah."

From It Happened in Egypt by Williamson, C. N. (Charles Norris)

When a traveller goes aboard a dahabeah he tears up the calendar and lets his watch run down.

From In Pastures New by Ade, George